Glare shield for vehicles



June 1954 E. A. HARWOOD GLARE SHIELD FOR VEHICLES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 16, 1952 INVENTOR. Edwz'q gjfi arwoo Z WM June 15, 1954 E. A. HARWOOD CLARE SHIELD FOR VEHICLES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 16, 1952 lIln INVENTOR.

Patented June 15, 1954 UNITED STATE i ATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a glare shield for vehicles.

An object of this invention is to provide a glare shield for vehicles which is adapted to be mounted on the inside of the windshield so as to eliminate glare from bright headlights.

Another object of this invention is to provide a glare shield which includes a supporting means adapted to be fixed to the inside of the wind shield by means of suction cups. and which also includes a glare shield element with means for adjusting the element perpendicularly and angularly.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a mounting means for a glare shield means whereby the shield may be initially quickly adjusted to an approximate position and then finely adjusted to the correct position.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed front elevation of a glare windshield device constructed according to an embodiment of this invention showing the device in applied position on the inner side of the windshield.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 3;--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a fragmentary front elevation partly in section of the device.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary rear elevation of a portion of the device.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line E5 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line ?-l of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, numeral l desi nates generally a windshield of conventional construction and the numeral ll designates generally a frame structure which is mounted on the inner side of the windshield it. The frame H is formed of a lower substantially horizontal bar i2 with an elongated rack bar M secured at one end thereof to bar i2 by means of a fastening member l3. side thereof a rubber suction cup i which is adapted to engage the inner side of the windshield Hi, and rack bar It has secured thereto a pair of suction cups i 5 and Ill.

The two bars i2 and It are shown as being dis- The bar 32 has projecting from one r posed at substantally right angles relative to each other, but it will be understood that these bars may be disposed at any desired angular relation one with respect to the other. Rack bar it will be normally disposed in a perpendicular position and the teeth it of bar M are disposed on the inner side thereof.

A slide member generally designated as slidably engages the rack bar M and is formed of a body having a channel 2! opening through one side thereof, within which the bar Hi slidably engages. Slide i9 is resiliently and frictionally held against movement on the bar It by means of a pair of spring clips 22 which are secured by fastening means 23 to the slide 20 and engaged over the outer side of bar M, as shown in Figure 3.

A spur gear 24 is mounted on a shaft 25 rotata-.- bly carried by the slide 20 and gear 24 meshes with gear teeth 18. One end of shaft 25 has a collar 25 mounted thereon which engages the adjacent or rear side of .slide 26 and a fastening member 21 holds the washer 26 on shaft 25 and rotatably bears against the adjacent rear side of slide 23. A knob or operator 215 is secured to the opposite end of shaft 25 on the forward side of slide 28 so that gear 24 may be manually rotated to move slide i9 perpendicularly with respect to rack bar [4. An elongated rod 2-9 is adjustably carried by slide 20 and, as shown in Figure 3, slide 2t includes a plate 30 secured to the forward side thereof by fastening members 3!. Plate 30 frictionally bears against rod 253 so as to frictionally hold rod 29 against erpendicular or endwise movement.

The upper end of rod 29 is formed with a bifurcated head 32 within which the flattened end 33 of a stud 34 engages. A bolt 35 is threaded transversely across the head 32 extending through the flattened or reduced end 33 of stud 34 so as to hold stud 34 against rocking movement relative to head 32. Stud 34 includes a split shank 35 which is extended into one end of an elongated tubular shield supporting member 37. A glare shield member 38 is disposed below the supporting member 37, and the outer end of shield member 38 has fixed thereto a bar 39, formed with an outwardly extending lug M, which engages in a slot 4! formed in a supporting bar 42, which depends from the outer end of supporting member 31. The bar 42 loosely engages about supporting member 3'], and a collar G3 is fixed on tubular member 37 for holding bar d2 against endwise movement in one direction. Lug 49 is secured to bar 42 by means of a bolt 43. A secnd shield supporting bar 45 is loosely mounted at its upper end on supporting member 31, and the inner end of shield member 38 has secured thereto a reinforcing bar 46. A lug 41 is secured by fastening means 48 to the inner end of shield member 33 and bar 46 and a bolt or screw 49 extends loosely through bar 45 and is threaded into lug 41. Lug i? constitutes a fulcrum member, the purpose for which will be hereinafter described.

Shield locking bolt 50 extends loosely through the lower end of supporting member 45 and has a nut threaded thereon bearing against the inner side of bar 15. The bolt 53 is formed with a bifurcated end 52 engaging about the shield 38 and the reinforcing bar 41, and a fastening member 53 secures the bifurcated head 52 to shield 38. Adjustment of nut 5| toward the inner end of shield 38 will rock bar :35 on fulcrum member or lug 41 and thereby effect a binding action of the upper end of bar 45 on tubular member 3'1. This binding action takes place at each end of the opening 54,. which is formed through the upper end of bar 45.

In the use and operation of this device, frame I! is secured by the suction cups it, it, and Il to the inner side of the windshield iii with rack bar [4 disposed substantially centrally of the width of the windshield H3. Bar i i will be disposed in substantially a vertical position, and shield supporting member 31 will be disposed in a substantially horizontal position. When it is desired to adjust the vertical position of glare shield 38, rod 29 may be moved upwardly or downwardly by either grasping rod 29 or grasping supporting member 37. This initial adjustment may be accomplished without movement of slide member l9, as this slide member is resiliently held against movement by the spring clips 22. After the initial rough adjustment is made of shield 38, a close or fine adjustment may be made by the rotating hand wheel or knob 28 so as to move slide I9 up or down on rack bar 14. Shield mem ber 38 may be angularly adjusted with respect to the windshield by loosening nut 51 and swinging supporting bars 42 and 35 on the horizontal supporting bar 31'. When the angular position of glare shield 33 is obtained, the glare shield may be looked at its angular adjusted position by tightening nut 5| against the lower end of locking bar so as to rock bar 45 on fulcrum lug 41.

What is claimed is:

l. A glare shield for mounting on the inside of a windshield comprising an L-shaped frame formed of a horizontal lower side and a vertical inner side, said inner side having gear teeth along one edge thereof, a slide carried by said vertical side, a gear rotatably carried by said slide meshing with said gear teeth on said vertical side, a knob fixed relative to said gear, a substantially rectangular glare shield, a supporting member secured to said shield, said member including a horizontal bar and a depending bar, means frictionally securing said depending bar to said slide whereby said bar may be frictionally adjusted relative to said slide, and suction cups carried by said frame for securing said frame to said windshield.

2. A glare shield for mounting on the inside of a windshield comprising an L-shaped frame formed of a horizontal lower side and a vertical inner side, said inner side having gear teeth along one edge thereof, a slide carried by said vertical side, a gear rotatably carried by said slide meshing with said gear teeth on said vertical side, a knob fixed relative to said gear, a substantially rectangular glare shield, a'horizontal supporting bar, means securing said shield to said supporting bar, a depending bar at one end of said supporting bar, means frictionally securing said depending bar to said slide whereby said depending bar may be adjusted relative to said slide, resilient means carried by said slide engaging said vertical inner side of said frame for holding said slide against movement when said depending bar is adjusted relative to said slide, and suction cups carried by said frame for attaching the latter to the windshield.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,494,033 Stevens May 13, 1924 1,931,438 Hitz Oct. 17, 1933 1,941,032 Knowles Dec. 26, 1933 2,286,935 Schendler June 16, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 46,245 Norway Mar. 11, 1929 324,733 Great Britain Feb. 6, 1930 811.654 Germany Aug. 23, 1951 

